Carer

This week is carers’ week. I have written a blog last year about my personal experience which can be accessed via this link: The Invisible Carer - Black Health Matters 1 in 8 adults are carers in the UK- 6.5 million in total. Half a million of those are from Black, Asian and other…www.blackhealthmatters.co.uk

For Carers Week 2022, Debbie Hustings, Leadership Support Manager for the London Commitment to Carers Programme at NHS England shares her thoughts on what it is to be a carer. I have heard it be said that there are only four kinds of people in the world: 1. Those who…

Data from carers from May 2022 Listening to a Mobilise Moment Every month Mobilise asks our community a question. We call it a Mobilise Moment. This month we changed the way we collected this information, resulting in a 200% increase in responses. And the findings were clear. …

A well worn and weary story from a well worn and weary mum — by Moze. There is no big or quiet revolution in the story I am about to share. I kick start it by not acknowledging, rather owning, that I think of myself as someone of considerable privilege…

Independent Age’s Helpline is here to provide a friendly point of contact for older people and their families and friend s— and to offer information, advice and support about all aspects of later life. We have a dedicated team of nine Helpline advisers, based in Glasgow. Many of them have…

It feels like we are in a dystopian choose your own adventure novel. COVID cases in NSW have been at record highs for weeks. Thousands of people are in hospital and the system is overstretched but we’re not in lockdown. We are able, even encouraged, to move freely around the…

The absence of self, a sole carers trauma Days and nights of unending uncertainty Locked inside a mental battle’s mindless drama Time selflessly aiding someone fearlessly Taking on the role of parent completely Hurting so deeply, it lasts eternally Due to a disease that begins discreetly Slowly eradicating the minds present Till it ends a life so damn, indiscreetly This way DEMENTIA acts very unpleasant With the broken mind, lost within seclusion Death is inevitable, never pleasant

If you are choosing a health care provider for yourself, for a loved one, or if you are a health care worker looking for employment there are many things to consider. For those looking for care, it can seem overwhelming especially at such as potentially stressful time for all involved. …